Tennessee Williams

1911–1983

Two time Pulitzer prize winning dramatist whose powerful, timeless portraits of the human condition revolutionized American theatre and whose works are regularly reviewed.

Virginia Woolf

1882–1941

Pioneer of modernist literature and feminist whose work explored the artistic, sexual and religious roles imposed on women during her lifetime.

Leslie Feinberg

1949-2014

Radical activist and author whose book, Stone Butch Blues, familiarized readers with transgender, non-binary and genderqueer terms, pronouns, concepts, and politics.

Lorraine Hansberry

1930-1965

First African American woman to have a play performed on Broadway and the youngest playwright to receive the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award.

Langston Hughes

1901-1967

Leader of the Harlem Renaissance, whose poetry, plays, novels, and columns gave fresh insight into the experience of Black men in the United States.